Brad Guzan | “The Manager was Waiting for me at the Airport…”
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
I hear a who's whacked me with a baseball bat. From behind or something? Yeah, from behind, just like whacked you in the back of the leg. And I knew straight away, this is going to be a bit of an issue. You know, why now? Like, why me?
What does Brad Guzan think about the transformation of MLS by Beckham and Messi?
All the thoughts that, you know, you kind of, you know, go through your head. Did that really give you a feel of how big a club Aston Villa are? Martin O'Neill was the manager at the time.
How did Brad Guzan's time in the UK shape his football career?
He sat like in a chair, kind of head down. He's had a scarf wrapped around his face so you can only really see his eyes. He's got a little cap on. He's got his coat on. He's gone in with, like, full disguise. And I'm thinking, oh, this is way bigger than just a football club. When Messi comes to town, is every stadium a sellout? the American football stadiums, or even the teams that play in soccer-specific stadiums will sometimes then move and play a bigger stadium. Yeah, they're playing a bigger ground so they can maximize the revenue.
But obviously from the 27-28 season, the seasons align with Europe. Correct. How's that going to change things?
That's going to be a positive. You know, what I hope for is more, you know, in terms of the ability to spend money.
What was the story behind Brad Guzan's signing with Aston Villa?
What I would love to see the Premier League start doing is...
Thank you.
Brad Guzan. Guzan. Guzan.
What are the biggest challenges facing goalkeepers in football?
Welcome to the Foxcast, mate. We always do an icebreaker before we get into it.
What changes are expected in the MLS in the coming years?
Three players you've played with that if it was to kick off in a bar, you know they'd have your back. Who are you picking? Hold on. Sorry. I need to caveat this as well. So Tom, before the podcast started, said to me, he said, listen, I think I can guess all three that Brad's going to pick.
I take a good stab.
And I went, okay, I don't believe you.
How does fan culture differ between UK and US football?
I said, write them down in my notes. Got it. And when you say your answers in a minute, I'm going to swipe into the notes and I'll see how close you were.
What insights does Brad Guzan share about his football managers?
Got it. All three. First of all, it's a pleasure to be here, guys. Thanks for having me. All three former Villa players. Are you off to a good start? I've got two. Okay. So you're minus one. The first, Big John Carew. I definitely didn't get that one.
But the Rocket Lounge's favourite is John Corrine. Somebody said this the other day, didn't they? Who was this? They did say it the other day. Somebody said this the other day.
Someone said John Corrine. Absolute beast. And then I'm going to go with Richard Dunn. Yeah, I had him.
That's a good one.
And I'm going to go with his partner in crime, James Collins.
Oh, it's a good little trio. That'll be a handy little trio.
That handful, that is.
Yeah, definitely.
How many do you have? Hold on, wait, let me know.
Ben's pulling it up. So he's gone for Mika Richards. Oh, okay, yeah. Then he's gone for Clint Dempsey. I like it. And then he's done Richard Dunn. In fairness, I'll give you Richard Dunn.
And I was close between Clint Dempsey or I was going to say James Collins. Yeah, yeah, yeah. No, fair enough.
Clint, you don't know what you're getting on Clint. You don't know where I'm from, dog. You don't know where I'm from, dog.
He's so famous, isn't he?
I know, I know. It was great. But yeah, and then Mika, yeah. I mean, absolute beast as well.
But is Mika one of these that's like... Is he big for nothing? I don't want him to come for me now. But is he like Jim Strong?
No, no, no.
Or is he like strong, strong? No, he's full stop strong, strong. He is what he is.
He's getting old of you. The smile and the laugh, that is, you know, that's real, but he's got that switch.
I remember he broke into the England scene, burst onto the scene.
Burst onto the scene, yeah.
He burst onto the England team, right? And I was in the first squad he ever got into. And we were away at, I don't know, one of these like smaller nations somewhere. Tiny little changing room. And I remember watching him get changed and I looked at him take his top off, right? And I just thought, that's just not normal. Like, no, that is not normal. He would have been 18, 19 at the time. Like shredded wheat, lumpy, lumpy.
Muscles on muscles.
Muscles on muscles. It was phenomenal. It really was.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:05–0:16
2
What does Brad Guzan think about the transformation of MLS by Beckham and Messi?
0:16–0:24
3
How did Brad Guzan's time in the UK shape his football career?
0:24–1:06
4
What was the story behind Brad Guzan's signing with Aston Villa?
1:06–1:24
5
What are the biggest challenges facing goalkeepers in football?
1:24–1:28
6
What changes are expected in the MLS in the coming years?
1:28–1:46
7
How does fan culture differ between UK and US football?
1:46–1:53
8
What insights does Brad Guzan share about his football managers?
1:53–47:42
Speakers
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